Going back and watching the show, waiting for season 4 to premier. As much as I like Abed, and that he's the Chandler of this show (Chandler being the character in Friends, which without him would be a terrible show), he's also quite the Mary Sue. Whenever the show needs a resolution, he knows it. Whether it be an overused sitcom story or the layout of a KFC space simulator. He knows it all. It's a little annoying, but like I said, the show wouldn't be nearly as funny without him.

I love this show - had a marathon session to remember everything since it went on hiatus.

Originally Posted by Daxxarri

I admit to having a nice diabolic cackle now and then, but it's not like I'm sitting in front of a bank of monitors each filled with an angry forum thread, stroking a siamese cat and telling my henchmen that they've failed me for the last time. (Source)

Been watching all my favorite episodes prior to the season premiere tonight. Hope the show hasn't changed without Harmon. Just about to watch Remedial Chaos Theory. That episode is just amazing. For my money it is the second best episode of a show I've ever seen, behind only Through the Looking Glass, the Lost season 3 finale, which is an untouchable pinnacle of television greatness.

Im really worried tbh, usually as soon as a show cuts its episodes back its already dead.

Not really. Archer airs short seasons every season, doesn't mean much. Futurama I think technically picks up their seasons 13 episodes at a time. I think they're testing the water as it were, since so much has changed.

Archer and many other shows like Southland have always had short seasons, keeping that up is normal. When a season is 10 episodes shorter than normal after having been postponed and delayed months with one of the key cast quitting and the showrunner being replaced - somethings wrong.

I went into the season premiere haunted by the negative reviews I mistakenly read. Imagine my complete surprise when the premiere ended up being literally no different than any other episode. The premiere was as funny as ever... except maybe the very best of the series.
Just goes to show how much weight preconceived notions can carry.

Im really worried tbh, usually as soon as a show cuts its episodes back its already dead.

To be fair, usually when a show is shafted like this it's done. The pressure on NBC is what has kept it alive. If only the same attention was given to other networks so we wouldn't have to be exposed to the mouth-breather content that we're suffered thus far. Then again... who really watches network television anymore?